Configuration Management - lecture 7a:

External presenter - SCM in real life

Peter Walls from Cybercom Sweden South AB
Peter has worked for Cybercom since 2006 as an expert in Software Configuration Management. He works as a consultant, helping customers with SCM issues as well as internal improvement projects and as a teacher for external CM courses.

Literature

• Tom Milligan: Better Software Configuration Management Means Better Business.
  Read this paper and appreciate how you, as a soon-to-be CM expert, will be able to help a company prosper ;-)

Lecture summary

Peter will talk about what he typically does as a CM. His presentation is split into two parts. The first part is a basic overview of what Peter does in his day to day life as a CM. The second part illustrates a problem regarding CM handling of database scripts and the solution that was used. Finally, Peter will answer any questions regarding his presentation.

• Presentation
• Questions and Answers

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